Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Allan Bourdius) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: U.S. Army Division TO&Es (LONG) Message-ID: <1990Nov2.200413.26430@cbnews.att.com> Date: 2 Nov 90 20:04:13 GMT References: <1990Nov1.023300.9970@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 70 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Allan Bourdius Since the TOE's for Army Divisions have been posted, I think I'll do my part by posting the TOE for a Marine Expeditionary Force of the size currently in the Middle East. (1 Marine Division, 1 Marine Aircraft Wing, 1 Force Service Support Group) Marine Division: 3 Infantry Regiments 3 Infantry Battalions 3 Rifle Companies, 1 Weapons Company, 1 Headquarters Company 1 Headquarters Battalion 1 Artillery Regiment 4 Artillery Battalions 3 Batteries with 6 x M198 each, 6 x M109A2, or 6 X M110A2 1 Tank Battalion 4 Companies with approximately 75 M60A1 1 Reconnaisance Battalion 3 Reconnaisance Companies 1 Light Armored Infantry Battalion 4 Companies with approximately 150 LAV-25 and variants Headquarters Battalion Headquarters Company Force Recon Company Marine Aircraft Wing: 3 Fighter/Attack Groups (composition varies) 4 Squadrons F-18 4 Squadrons AV-8B 1 Squadron A-6E Helicopter Group (composition varies) 3 Squadrons CH-46D 2 Squadrons AH-1W 1 Squadron CH-53D/E 1 Squadron UH-1N Electronic Warfare Squadron w/ EA-6B Reconaissance Squadron w/ RF-18 and OV-10 Aerial Refueller/Transport Squadron w/ KC-130H Support Group Air Control Group Headquarters Squadron Marine Expeditionary Airfield Squadron Force Service Support Group: Combat Engineer Battalion Motor Transport Battalion Medical Battalion Shore Party Battalion Service Battalion Supply and Logistics Battalion Military Police Battalion Intelligence Battalion Headquarters Battalion All in all, a pretty formidable unit, wouldn't you say? Allan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - MIDN 3/C (PLC-JR) Allan Bourdius, Carnegie Mellon University NROTC "Uncommon valor was a common virtue." ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu The opinons expressed in this letter/posting do not, nor are they intended to, reflect the official policies/positions of DOD, DON, USMC, USN, NROTC, or CMU. Any information in this posting was obtained using unclassified material and/or personal intuition, analysis, or extrapolation.